HeightsArts presents
Inlet Dance Theatre
with Wiley Middle School Students
Friday, February 25
7:30 pm at Wiley Middle School
2181 Miramar Boulevard in University Heights

Tickets $5
Kids 10 and under free !

Refreshments will be sold at intermission to benefit the Wiley Middle School Dance Residency.

Inlet Dance Theatre has partnered with HeightsArts to bring dance after school to Cleveland Heights- University Heights students through a residency program at Wiley Middle School in University Heights January 13th through February 25th. The residency concludes with a public performance featuring the students and Inlet company members held on Friday, February 25th at 7:30 pm at Wiley Middle School.

"Inlet couldn't be more excited to work with the Wiley Middle School children," said Bill Wade, Artistic Director/Founder of Inlet Dance Theatre. "Education outreach is a core component of our company because we believe that dance can transform lives. It is our goal for each child to complete this residency having learned more about themselves and others while gaining self-confidence through creative expression. Plus, this residency with the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Schools allows us to give back to the community that is Inlet's home."

"This residency speaks to HeightsArts' mission: to use our unique creative resources, such as Inlet Dance, to positively impact all aspects of community life. The arts have the potential to enrich students' lives, increase academic achievement, and connect parents and the community to the schools," commented Peggy Spaeth, Director of HeightsArts. "After school activities are often limited to sports. Since there are few dance or drama experiences during the school day, an after school dance residency with Inlet seemed the perfect fit. Bill Wade is not only a local treasure, but a national one, having won the Coming Up Taller Award in 1998. His enthusiasm for and experience with school-aged children was an irresistible match with Wiley Middle School. It is our hope to grow an after school arts program to include other schools and other art forms."

Growing Artists in the Heights Heights High senior Val Kozlenko won the school-wide Shakespeare Competition and will represent the District at the Regional Shakespeare Competition at the Clevelan d Playhouse on February 26. Val and his coach, English teacher Peggy Smith, will be interviewed about the upcoming competition Monday, February 21 on WCPN 90.3 FM at 12:15 p.m.

Listen Live

Clunky Assemblages and Caustic Paintings
A One-Man Show of Sculpture and Paintings by Dana L. Depew

Opening Reception
Friday February 25
6-10 pm
through March 26, 2005

Paradise Gallery
2199 Lee Road (near Cedar), Cleveland Heights
Mon - Thur 12-5pm Fri & Sat 7 -10pm

This regional artist's sculptural work utilizes antiques and other found objects to create nostalgic "clunky" pieces that incorporate light and sound. Depew's large scale and vibrant paintings use nontraditional materials such as Amish quilts and burlap as a ground to paint on. The artist works with a limited palette of acidic hues to create a corrosive and "caustic" effect.

Rick Silverman 216-554-5548

"Supporting the Arts: A French-American Comparison"
French Author Frédéric Martel
February 23
4:00 p.m.
Mather Mansion, 2605 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

Free and Open to the Public
Presented with by Cultural Crossings, a Cleveland State University Lecture Series, with special support of The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Reception to Follow the Lecture
Frédéric Martel, French sociologist, diplomat and author, will compare models of funding for the arts in the U.S. and France. According to Martel, the French and American models of supporting the arts are clearly in opposition: Public vs. private, centralized vs. decentralized, art-oriented vs. public- oriented, elitism vs. populism, diversity by the State vs. diversity by the People? Which model works better? Why is the American model dominant in the world of "entertainment," while the French model is leading the cutting-edge side of art creation? Beyond the clichés, stereotypes and cultural prejudices, Martel argues that both models have more in common than one might expect

Please call 216-687-4646 for more information

February 26
4th Annual Artist Development Workshop for Visual Artists
"Resources for Capacity Building: Financial, Legal, and Technical."

Cleveland State University's Art Gallery
2307 Chester Avenue, Cleveland
1pm - 4pm.

Free, but space is limited to the first 25 registrants.
Call (216) 791-2437 to register.

This workshop will provide presentations by state and local funding institutions, professional artists/entrepreneurs, legal advisors, and art educators on resources available to artists to achieve professional fulfillment. The workshop will include a portfolio review session by art educators and gallery owners.

cosponsored by Cleveland State University's Office of Minority Affairs and Community Relations

Generation Emerging
Artwork by aspiring and emerging artists between the ages of 18 and 30.
Hours: Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm and Saturday Noon - 4pm
through March 11

Sponsored by Sankofa Fine Art Plus, a nonprofit community art organization dedicated to the education, preservation, and distribution of fine ethnic art.

Born into Brothels,
winner of the Sundance film Festival Audience Award
March 3
7:00 p.m.
Cedar Lee Theater, corner of Cedar and Lee, Cleveland Heights

$25 *advance ticket to the benefit will include a screening of the film along with a post screening Q&A with the director, Ross Kauffman and a wine/hors d'oeuvre/ dessert reception with an exhibit and sale of photographs at Studio You (across the street from the Cedar Lee, 2180 Lee Road).

*Advance tickets $25 through March 2. $30 per ticket, the day of the show if available-Seating is limited

To order tickets, send checks payable to Kids with Cameras to:
Mary Brown, 12506 Fairhill Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44120.

Mary Brown 216-231-2721
Maryb13@sbcglobal.net

Call or write our legislators NOW On February 8, Governor Bob Taft released his recommended fiscal years 2006 - 2007 biennial budget. The Governor's proposed budget would reduce the Ohio Arts Council budget to $20,476,322, or a reduction of 37.45 percent since 2000. This would be the lowest budget since 1992/1993. The Ohio Arts Council and its grantees will continue to feel the challenges facing Ohio's economy.

As you may or may not know HeightsArts is supported by your tax dollars through a grant we receive from the Ohio Arts Council, a state agency which supports arts organizations and artists throughout Ohio.

We all know that Ohio is facing economic challenges right now and budgets are tight all over. But as Michael Kimmelman said in the New York Times last Sunday, "Art is never necessary. It is merely indispensable."

As the state legislature considers the budget for 2006 and 2007 we need to send them a clear message that the arts and culture are an important part of our communities and contribute to the public value in each of our lives.

Now more than ever we need you to let your legislators know that you value this institution and the public money it receives through the Ohio Arts Council.

If you send an email or letter to your legislators and Governor Taft, HeightsArts would love receiving a copy as well. (email below) Please tell them how you value your local arts organization that brings you free outdoor summer concerts; a gallery that exhibits artists from your neighborhood and beyond; public art projects that make art an everyday experience for you; and arts programs helping to grow young artists and arts lovers in the schools. The Ohio Arts Council touches virtually every Northeast Ohio arts organization .... and you.

Contact Claudette Woodard, Ohio House of Representatives, District 9

Contact C.J. Prentiss, Ohio Senate, 21st District

Contact Governor Taft